2014 summer mystery photo series It is officially summertime, which means the QCT’s annual mystery photo series is back. This year, as a nod to the paper’s 250th anniversary, we …
Monthly Archives: July 2014
Drawn to Quebec: Birds in plain sight
While the Plains of Abraham are overrun with Festival d’Été spectators, flocks of local residents have a bird’s-eye view. Take a casual stroll through the Plains – with or without …
Quebec City honours former mayor Jean Pelletier
The Ville de Québec recently paid homage to the late Jean Pelletier, mayor of the City from 1977 to 1989, by renaming Place de la Gare, in front of the …
Quebec City celebrates 406th birthday
Four hundred and six years ago, on July 3, 1608, French explorer Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec City, initially as a fur-trading post. A series of free public activities were …
St. Vincent Elementary School inaugurates new climbing wall
The Central Quebec School Board recently informed the QCT that, as a result of the PwC/Groupe Germain Hospitalité team’s great performance and sponsorship in the 2013 Grand défi Pierre-Lavoie, St. …
Royal gift on permanent display at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
The official launch of The King’s Gift – an exhibit of ten pieces of silver communion ware given to the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity by King George III in …
Royal gift on permanent display at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
The official launch of The King’s Gift – an exhibit of ten pieces of silver communion ware given to the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity by King George III in …
Take me out to the ball game!
What could be more American than a Fourth of July evening at the ballpark? Members of the American Colony, an established group of expatriates in Quebec City, took in a …
Second noon-hour concert in the Cathedral Midi en Musique series
The second concert of the Midi en Musique series will take place on Thursday, July 17, at 12:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Old Quebec. The …
A walk through time at Charlesbourg’s Trait-Carré
A fascinating walking tour takes visitors to a town square dating from the administration of Jean Talon, the Intendant of New France in the 1660s. The Trait-Carré of Charlesbourg, now …